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91_SB1635
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1 AN ACT concerning Choose Life license plates.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Section 5.541 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 105/5.541 new)
7 Sec. 5.541. The Choose Life Fund.
8 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
9 adding Section 3-645 as follows:
10 (625 ILCS 5/3-645 new)
11 Sec. 3-645. Choose Life license plates.
12 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
13 in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
14 registration plates designated as Choose Life license plates.
15 The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed
16 only to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor
17 vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
18 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
19 according to the multi-year procedure established by Section
20 3-414.1 of this Code.
21 (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within
22 the discretion of the Secretary, except that the phrase
23 "Choose Life" shall be on the plates. The Secretary may allow
24 the plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized
25 under Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary shall
26 prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412
27 of this Code.
28 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
29 a $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the
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1 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be
2 deposited into the Choose Life Fund and $15 shall be
3 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
4 Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the
5 administrative processing costs.
6 For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in
7 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
8 charged. Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the Choose
9 Life Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
10 State Special License Plate Fund.
11 (d) The Choose Life Fund is created as a special fund in
12 the State treasury. All money in the Choose Life Fund shall
13 be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and
14 approval by the Secretary, as grants to Catholic Charities
15 for promotion of adoptions.